Toilet device.



G. E. GRAHAM.

TOILET DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1912.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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UnrrEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. GRAHAM, 0F CANDOR, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM J. PAYNE, OFCANDOR, NEW YORK.

TOILET DEVICE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Application filed January 20, 1912. Serial No. 672,449.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. GRAHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing in Candor, in the county of Tioga and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Devices, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide a toilet device adaptedto be used by travelers and to economize their time, and to these endscombining in itself an absorbent member usable as a' wash-cloth,beard-softener and compress; a member constituting a water and heatproof lining adapted to retain heat and moisture in the absorbentmember,'in contact with the skin, when it is in use and at other times awaterproof envelop in which the absorbent member may be packed fortransportation immediately after its use without losing timeby waitingfor it to dry, quickly and in the least possible spaoeso that the packeddevice maybe carried with clothing or other articles without danger of,wetting them; and means for quickly, conveniently and comfortablyretaining the device in proper position in contact with the skin, whenit is in use.

In the accompanying drawings, F me 1 is aperspective view of my devicerea y for use as a beard softener. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken online 1-1, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the application of the device to theface. Fig. 4 shows the device folded into a compact package with thewater-proof con- 'tainer 0n the-outside.

The principal elements of my device are an absorbent member 4, made ofabsorbent fibrous material, such as Turkish toweling or similar cloth,or felt, preferably in the shape of an oblon one long edge an a waterandheat-proof member 2, made of two thicknesses of rubber or other materialhaving .such qualities, with an air-space between them, preferably inthe shape of a bag somewhat smaller than and adapted to be placed in andlie smoothly within the absorbent member 4, and likewise having one openside so that the absorbent member may be conveniently p'acked within itfor transportation.

In order that the member 2 may be safely confined within and notaccidentally fall out of the member 4 when used as its lining, the mouth3 of the absorbent member is bag with a mouth 3 onmade somewhat shorterthan the edge in which it is located.

As is usual in bag-making cloth, preferably of proper width so to do, isfolded, the folds are sewed at the ends and inwardly along the mouthedside to the desired locations of the mouth-ends 3, and the envelop isturned, so that its'edg'es will be smooth. Thus the envelop 4 is formedwith a mouth 3 shorter than its mouthed edge and better adapted toretain the water-proof member 2, when lined therewith, because the endsthereof will extend beyond th'e ends of the mouth 3 as illustrated infull and dotted lines in Fig. 1.

When my deviceis used as a beard softener, it is desirable that itshould substantially conform to the contour of the face, and to that'endit is desirable to fold it to reduce its width at its ends, and in orderthat this may be quickly and effectively done, I outline the gores orfolds desirable to be taken up by converging lines 5, 5", stitched orwoven in the cloth, with or without a colored thread, such lines. servinas folding-lines, and shown unfolded in Fig. 1 and folded, at15, in Fig.3.

To facilitate the use of my device as a beard-softener, I provideearhooks, 7 and 8, with attached clips 9 and 10 of any proper type,detachably connected with and adjustable on the envelop or absorbentmember 4, by which it may be made to fit and be Securely held againstthe face, being hung upOn the cars by the hooks 7 and 8; and I providestrap members, 14, preferably elastic, likewise provided with clips 11,12, and thereby detachably and adjustably connected with said member 4,and having takeup buckles, if so desired, and a clasp, 13, by which thestrap members may be connected, as shown in Fig. 3; the said strapmembers serving to hold the device firmly and elastically in positionwhen in use, and when it is packed, serving to secure the .package, asshown in Fig. 4. When the envelop t is used as a wash-cloth the otherelements are detached and removed from it.

When the envelop is used as a beard-softener, the water-proof member 2is placed within the absorbent member 4, the latter being adjusted tofit the face comfortably by folding it along the lines 5', 5", andproperly attaching the hook members 7 and 8 by means of their clips 9and 10, which latter also retain the desired gores or folds in themember 4 and thus cause it to have a concave side adapted to fit theface, and likewise attaching the strap members 14. This concave side ofthe member 4 is then saturated with hot water and the device is appliedto the face, as above set forth. The member 2 and the air spaceinclosedin it will confine the heat and moisture so that the Outersurface of the absorbent member will remain practically dry, except asit absorbs water by capillary attraction from the wetted portion, aroundthe edges of the member 2, and thus prevent water from dripping from theabsorbent member upon the person of the user.

As is well'known, moisture combined with heat make the hair or heardsoft and distend the hairs with water so that they may be easily cut,and thus my device makes the operation of shaving easy, Without the useof other means except a razor. After such use of my device, theattaching and supporting members may be detached and the water-proofmember 2 removed from the absorbent member, which may then be folded andWithout any loss of time packed in the water-proof member along with theear hooks and their attached clips, and the package may be made securewith the strapmembers 14, as shown, in F ig. 4, ready for transportationin a hand bag or other like container, without endangering the otherarticles therein.

Having thus described my invention, I claim i 1. A toilet device of theclass described comprising an oblong absorbent envelop with a mouthshorter than the side in which it is formed and end folding goremarkings and a non-absorbent envelop adapted to 1 line, and to extendbeyond the ends of the mouth of said absorbent envelop.

2. A combined wash-cloth and beard-softener comprising an oblongabsorbent envelop with a mouth shorter than the side in which it isformed and end folding-gore markings, a non-absorbent and nonconductingenvelop adapted to line, and to extend beyond the ends of the mouth ofsaid absorbent envelop, and attachably and adjustably connected withsaid absorbent envelop, a pair of ear hooks and an'elastic band.

3. A toilet device of the class described comprising an absorbentenvelop formed by folding a cloth, sewing its ends and short distancesinwardly therefrom 'alon its mouthed side and marking end f0 ding goresupon its sides, and a non-absorbent envelop adapted to line saidabsorbent envelop and to be retained therein 'by extend- 1 ing beyondthe ends of the mouth thereof.

4. In a toilet device of the class described the combination of anabsorbent envelop formed by folding an oblong piece of Turkish toweling,sewing its ends and relatively short distances inwardly there-from alonits mouthed side to form a mouth substantially centrally located in andshorter than said side, said inwardly-extended joining adapted to retaina lining member in the envelop; and a non-absorbent envelop adapted tolin and lie flat in said absorbent envelop, to be retained therein bysaid inwardly extended jointures and to serve as an-envelop to containsaid absorbent envelop, for transporting the same.

G ORGE E. GRAHAM.

Witnesses:

JAMES HoLLENBEoK, HoMna F. BROWN.

